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1. A master's degree in business.
4. A light touch or stroke.
7. Type genus of the Anatidae.
11. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
12. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
13. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
14. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
15. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
17. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
18. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
20. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
21. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
23. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
24. Used of the language of the deaf.
29. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
31. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
33. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
34. The sixth month of the civil year.
35. A Russian river.
37. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
42. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
44. A small cake leavened with yeast.
47. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
48. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
49. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
51. Noisy talk.
52. The bill in a restaurant.
53. An informal term for a father.
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1. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
2. (informal) Exceptionally good.
3. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
4. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
5. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
6. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
7. A public promotion of some product or service.
8. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
9. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
10. Winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge.
16. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
19. A nation in northern North America.
22. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
25. A state in midwestern United States.
26. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
27. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
28. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
30. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
32. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
36. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
37. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
38. Unknown god.
39. An informal term for a father.
40. Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly.
41. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
43. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
45. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
46. Top part of an apron.
50. A doctor's degree in optometry.
51. A public promotion of some product or service.
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